Capital Punishment and the Criminal Corpse in Scotland, 1740–1834

1. Introduction
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Part I. The Implementation of the Death Sentence in Scotland

2. Capital Punishment and the Scottish Criminal Justice System
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3. Contextualising the Punishment of Death
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4. Scottish Women and the Hangman’s Noose
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Part II. The Theatre of the Gallows in Scotland

5. The Spectacle of the Scaffold
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6. A Fate Worse than Death? Dissection and the Criminal Corpse
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7. Hanging in Chains: The Criminal Corpse on Display
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8. Conclusion
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Avainsanat: History, History of Britain and Ireland, Social History, Crime and Society, Cultural History, History of Science